Vaccine

New Delhi: Pune-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday resumed exporting Covishield vaccine doses to COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines. The first vaccine consignment…

New Delhi:  Two-dose of Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, provided only 50 per cent protection against the Covid-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic in India, according to the first real-world assessment…

New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Tuesday said India does not need booster dose at this time. Guleria said that there is no surge in cases as such at the moment which suggests that…

London:  The UK health body has delayed the second Covid jab for children aged between 16 and 17 with infection to 12 weeks, from the earlier four weeks. The UK Health Security Agency issued the "precautionary advisory" to prevent the…

London: The UK registered 37,243 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,637,190, according to the latest official figures. The country also reported a further 214 coronavirus-related…

New Delhi:  The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) of Bahrain on Friday approved Covaxin, India's first indigenous vaccine against Covid-19, for emergency use. Covaxin, manufactured by the Hyderabad-based pharma major Bharat…

Moscow:  Russia confirmed 39,160 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 8,873,655, the official monitoring and response centre said on Tuesday. The nationwide death toll grew by a new single-day…

Bengaluru:  People should neglect the second dose of vaccine within prescribed time as both the doses are necessary to get maximum protection against the Covid-19, the Karnataka health minister has said. "We must not let our guard down…

New Delhi:  Terming the five million lives lost to Covid-19 a "painful new threshold", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for vaccine equity and said this "devastating milestone reminds us that we are failing…

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court on Friday said it will wait for the WHO's decision on indigenous vaccine Covaxin's recognition, before taking up a plea seeking permission for voluntary re-vaccination with Covishield, for those fully…